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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_SpeedJames Speed - Wikipedia

    James Speed (March 11, 1812 – June 25, 1887) was an American lawyer, politician, and professor who was in 1864 appointed by Abraham Lincoln to be the United States Attorney General. Speed previously served in the Kentucky legislature and in local political offices.

  2. millercenter.org › president › johnsonJames Speed (1865–1866) | Miller Center

    James Speed was born in 1812 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. He attended St. Joseph’s College and Transylvania University, studied the law, and was admitted to the state bar in 1833. Speed practiced law in Louisville, Kentucky, until he was elected to the state legislature in 1847.

  3. www.justice.gov › ag › bioOffice of the Attorney General | Attorney General: James Speed |...

    Oct 24, 2022 · On December 2, 1864, President Lincoln appointed him Attorney General of the United States. He resigned in July 1866 and resumed the practice of his profession. Speed was a delegate to the Philadelphia "Loyalists' Convention" in 1866 and served as president of the Convention.

  4. law.jrank.org › pages › 10420James Speed - Kentucky, Lincoln, War, and President - JRank...

    James Speed served as U.S. attorney general under President ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Speed was born March 11, 1812, in Jefferson County, Kentucky. He was the son of Kentucky pioneers John Speed and Lucy Gilmer Fry Speed and counted among his ancestors a Revolutionary War hero (Captain James Speed) and an English historian (John Speed).

  5. www.encyclopedia.com › speed-jamesSpeed, James | Encyclopedia.com

    SPEED, JAMES. James Speed served as U.S. attorney general under President abraham lincoln. Speed was born March 11, 1812, in Jefferson County, Kentucky. He was the son of Kentucky pioneers John Speed and Lucy Gilmer Fry Speed and counted among his ancestors a Revolutionary War hero (Captain James Speed) and an English historian (John Speed).

  6. www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org › residents-visitors › cabinet-viceCabinet and Vice Presidents: James Speed (1812-1887)

    James Speed was the Attorney General of the United States who succeeded Edward Bates in late 1864. He was the brother of Joshua Speed, who had been Mr. Lincoln’s closest friend in Springfield before Speed returned to Kentucky in 1841.

  7. spartacus-educational.com › USACWspeedJames Speed - Spartacus Educational

    James Speed was born in Kentucky in 1812. He studied law at Transylvania University and worked as a lawyer in Louisville. He joined the Whig Party and was a strong opponent of slavery. Elected to the Kentucky Senate in 1861 he became the leader of the pro-Union forces in the state during the American Civil War.